The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday.
Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot
vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).
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IT/DIA .
COMPANIES
Milan Stock Exchange After Hours market closed.
ENI ENI.MI
Exploratory drilling for oil and gas in Lebanon's offshore
Block 9 is set to begin on Aug. 24 after a landmark
U.S.-brokered agreement last year set a maritime border between
Lebanese and Israeli waters for the first time.
The consortium drilling in Block 9 is led by France's
TotalEnergies TTEF.PA and includes Italian oil giant ENI and
state-owned QatarEnergy.
FILA FILA.MI
DOMS, the Indian unit of the Italian pencils and creative
tools maker, on Tuesday filed for a 12-billion rupee IPO,
involving a capital increase worth 3.5 bln rupees and the sale
of shares by Fila worth 8 billion
DIARY
Rimini annual series of political conferences organised by
the Catholic group Communion and Liberation continues; on
Wednesday expected attendees include Foreign Minister Antonio
Tajani, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy
Hensley McCain (1000 GMT); municipalities association ANCI
President Antonio Decaro, state railways Ferrovie dello Stato
CEO Luigi Ferraris, Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, Liguria
region Governor Giovanni Toti (1100 GMT); Emilia Romagna region
Governor Stefano Bonaccini, 'Conferenza Stato-Regioni' President
and Friuli Venezia Giulia region Governor Massimiliano Fedriga,
Lombardy region Governor Attilio Fontana (1500 GMT); SENIOR
Hines Italian Managing Director & Country Head Mario Abbadessa
(1500 GMT); Bayer BAYGn.DE Italian CEO Monica Poggio (1500
GMT); National Research Council (CNR) President Maria Chiara
Carrozza, pharmaceutical industry association Farmindustria
President Marcello Cattani, Superior Health Council (CTS)
President Franco Locatelli (1700 GMT); Environment Minister
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Unioncamere President Andrea Prete
(1700 GMT).
((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))
For Italian market data and news, click on codes in
brackets:
20 biggest gainers (in percentage)............ .PG.MI
20 biggest losers (in percentage)............. .PL.MI
FTSE IT allshare index .FTITLMS
FTSE Mib index........ .FTMIB
FTSE Allstars index... .FTSTAR
FTSE Mid Cap index.... .FTITMC
Block trades.......... .BLK.MI
Stories on Italy...... IT-LEN
For pan-European market data and news, click on codes in
brackets:
European Equities speed guide................... EUR/EQUITY
FTSEurofirst 300 index.............................. .FTEU3
DJ STOXX index...................................... .STOXX
Top 10 STOXX sectors........................... .PGL.STOXXS
Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors...................... .PGL.STOXXES
Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors................... .PGL.FTEU3S
Top 25 European pct gainers....................... .PG.PEUR
Top 25 European pct losers........................ .PL.PEUR
Main stock markets:
Dow Jones............... .DJI Wall Street report ..... .N
Nikkei 225............. .N225 Tokyo report............ .T
FTSE 100............... .FTSE London report........... .L
Xetra DAX............. .GDAXI Frankfurt market stories .F
CAC-40................. .FCHI Paris market stories... .PA
World Indices..................................... 0#.INDEX
Reuters survey of world bourse outlook......... EQUITYPOLL1
Western European IPO diary.......................... WEUIPO
European Asset Allocation........................ EUR/ASSET
Reuters News at a Glance: Equities............... TOP/EQE
Main currency report:............................... FRX/
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